Can I fix you?

My favorite rock/pop musical group is the British band Coldplay.  Their 3rd album X&Y released in 2005 includes a song called Fix You. “When you try your best but you don’t succeed When you get what you want but not what you need When you feel so tired but you can’t sleep Stuck in reverse…

That’s all I can stand, I can’t stands no more!

What do you usually do when you encounter a behavior or activity that really makes you angry?  What I’m talking about could be something as major as the number of kids that will be raised without the influence of a father or something as minor as when your favorite store stops stocking your brand of…

Do you smell something burning?

77% of people in ministry say they have experienced burnout. Here are a few things that might keep you out of that statistic and wondering what that burning smell is. Don’t take yourself too seriously Don’t do anything for someone that they can do for themselves Take time off Develop a hobby Exercise You can’t…

There’s a hole in my bucket

I want to encourage parents and youth workers that your words are not falling on deaf ears. “In one ear, out the other” is a phrase that has been used for decades by frustrated adults attempting to communicate with teenagers.  I’m not saying that never happens, but what I have learned from teenagers is that when…